IL HR0751

Declares March 15, 2022 as Equal Pay Day in Illinois to raise awareness about wage inequity between men and women

Nationally, women working full time earn 83 cents for every dollar earned by men

Wage gaps are larger for women of color: Asian American and Pacific Islander women earn 75 cents, Black women earn 58 cents, Native American women earn 50 cents, and Latina women earn 49 cents per dollar compared to men

Equal Pay Day originated in 1996 by the National Committee on Pay Equity to symbolize how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned the previous year

Additional Equal Pay Days recognized for specific groups in 2022: Asian American/Pacific Islander Women (May 3), Black Women (September 21), Native American Women (November 30), and Latina Women (December 8)